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Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/welcome AE5200/05 EN User manual AE5200_05_UM_V1.1.indd 1 10/14/2009 10:35:15 AM[...]
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3 English EN Contents 1 Important 4 Safety 4 Notice 5 2 Y o ur F M/ DAB r adi o 7 Introduction 7 What’ s in the box 7 Over view of the main unit 8 3 Ge t st ar t ed 10 Place the radio 10 Prepare FM/D AB antenna 10 Connect power 10 T urn on 1 2 Adjust the volume level 1 2 4 Li st en t o FM r adi o 1 3 T une to FM radio 1 3 Store FM stations manual[...]
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4 1 Impor tant Safety Hearing safety Listen at a moderate volume. Using headphones at a high volume can impair y our hear ing. This • product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal per son, even for exposure less than a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may ha ve already experience[...]
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5 W arning Never remov e the casing of this unit. • Never lubricate any par t of this unit. • Place this unit on a at, hard and stable surface . • Never place this unit on other electrical equipment. • Only use this unit indoors. Keep this unit away from water , moisture and liquid-lled objects. • Keep this unit away from direct sun[...]
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6 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means that the product is cov ered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. Please inform your self about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products. Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal h[...]
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7 2 Y our FM/D AB radio Congratulations on your purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully benet from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your product at www .philips. com/welcome. Intr oduction With this unit, you can enjoy both FM radio and Digital Audio Broadcasting (D AB) radio. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), is a way of broadcas[...]
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8 Overview of the main unit EN AE5200_05_UM_V1.1.indd 8 10/14/2009 10:35:17 AM[...]
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9 a Jack for the headphone. • b T ur n on or off the unit. • c 1 - 5+ Numeric keypads: Set/select a preset r adio station. • d D AB/FM Select D AB or FM radio. • e V OL+/- Adjust volume. • f MENU/SCAN Select D AB menu option. • Scan D AB radio stations. • g Displa y panel Display current status. • h TUNING +/- FM mode: T une to a ra[...]
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10 3 Get star ted Caution Use of con trols or adju stments or pe rforman ce o f pr ocedures oth er t han herein m ay • result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. Always f ollow the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be ask ed for the model and serial number of this apparatus. The mod[...]
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11 Option 1: A C power Caution Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power suppl y voltage corresponds to the • voltage printed on the back or the under side of the product. Risk of electric shock! When you unplug the AC adaptor , always pull the plug from the • socket. Never pull the cord. Use only the A C adaptor specied by the manufactu[...]
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12 1 Open the batter y compar tment at the back of the unit. 2 Inser t 6 R6/UM-3/AA size batter ies (not supplied) with cor rect polarity (+/-) as indicated, then close the batter y compar tment. 3 The unit is ready to operate . Tip “Bat ter y low’ mes sage i s shown when t he ba tter y power i s low. Ch ange batt eri es to • ensure normal op[...]
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13 4 Listen to FM radio T une to FM radio 1 Press D AB/FM repeatedly to select FM r adio. 2 Press TUNING +/- to tune to a radio station. Search FM radio stations 1 T une to FM r adio. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/- fo r m or e t h an t wo s e co n ds t o s t ar t searching stations. The FM tuner tunes to a station with strong reception automatically .[...]
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14 5 Listen to D AB radio T une to D AB radio When you enter the D AB mode for the rst time , the r adio play er automatically scans D AB radio stations. Then station list is retained in memor y so the next time the radio player is switched on, the station scan does not take place. 1 Press DAB/FM repeatedl y to select D AB r adio. A bar graph in[...]
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15 Tip New st ati ons and se r v ices wi ll be ad ded in th e DAB br oad cas t. T o ma ke n ew DAB • stations and ser vices available on y our radio player , do scan on a regular base. Displa y station information 1 T une to a D AB radio station. 2 Press SELECT repeatedly to scroll through the following information (if availab le): Dynamic label [...]
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16 Select a preset D AB radio station 1 Press DAB/FM repeatedl y to select D AB r adio. 2 Press numer ic keypads to select a preset number . Use D AB menu 1 In DAB mode, press MENU/SC AN to enter the DAB men u. 2 Press TUNING +/- to scroll the menu options: • [Station list] • [System] • [DRC] (dynamic range control) • [Manual tune] • [Ful[...]
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17 [DRC] Dynamic range control (DRC) adds or removes a degree of compensation for the differences in the dynamic range between radio stations. • [DRC high] (DRC is switched on; the default setting recommended for noisy environment.) • [DRC low] (DRC is set to half normal level.) • [DRC off] (DRC is switched off.) [Full scan] and [Local scan] [...]
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18 6 Pr oduct information Note Product information is subject to change without prior notice . • T uner (FM) T uning Range 87.5 - 108MHz T uning gr id 50KHz General information A C/DC adaptor - Model - Input - Output OH-075V0500T 230-240V~50Hz 35mA 7.5V 500mA Operation Po wer Consumption 5W Standby P ower Consumption <1W P ow er output 0.3W (1[...]
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19 7 T roubleshooting W arning Never remov e the casing of this apparatus. • T o keep the warr anty valid, never tr y to repair the system your self. If you encounter prob lems when using this appar atus, check the following points before requesting ser vice . If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site www .philips.com/welcome . [...]
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20 8 About D AB About Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) D AB digital radio is a new way of broadcasting r adio via a network of terrestr ial transmitter s. It pro vides listener s with more choice and information delivered in cr ystal clear , cr ackle-free sound quality . – The technology allows the receiver to lock on to the strongest signal it c[...]
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© 2009 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. AE5200_05_UM_V1.1 AE5200_05_UM_V1.1.indd 22 10/14/2009 10:35:22 AM[...]